Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of On War
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Marie Von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of On War is a biography of Marie von Brühl, written by journalist and military historian, Vanya Eftimova Bellinger. The book was released in 2015.
Summary
The book explores the life of Marie von Clausewitz, who was a member of the noble German Brühl family and married to military theorist, Carl von Clausewitz. After her husband's death in 1831, Marie edited and published her husband's books, the most famous one being, On War. Author Vanya Eftimova Bellinger examines the life of a "wealthy, cultured, and politically engaged" woman through archives and letters written between Marie and her husband.{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalbookstore.com/ebooks/history/marie-von-clausewitz-the-woman-behind-the-making-of-on-war.html |title=Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of On War |author= |website=National Book Store |access-date=26 January 2016 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Development history
Bellinger became interested in writing about Marie von Clausewitz after reading On War for the second time. She realized that no one had written in depth about Marie editing On War, and decided it would be worthwhile to study. After corresponding with various archives in Berlin, she was informed by the Prussian State Privy that family papers, including "intimate correspondence" between Marie and Carl, were donated by the aristocratic Buttlar family. The Buttlars are direct descendants of Marie's brother, Fritz.{{cite web |url= http://www.thestrategybridge.com/the-bridge/2015/12/27/madam-general-interviewing-vanya-eftimova-bellinger |title=Madam General: Interviewing Vanya Eftimova Bellinger |last1=Friedman |first1=B.A. |date=7 January 2016 |website=The Strategy Bridge |access-date=26 January 2016}}
Reception
The book has received positive reviews. Reviewer Jerry Lenaburg wrote, "read this book to truly understand how this dynamic formed a loving and unprecedented marriage and intellectual partnership."{{cite web |url=http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/marie-von |title=Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of On War|last1=Lenaburg |first1=Jerry |work=New York Journal of Books |access-date=26 January 2016}} Another reviewer praises Bellinger's ability to present Clausewitz as a woman who was politically savvy, and did everything to ensure her husband's work was preserved.{{cite web |url=http://www.historynet.com/book-review-marie-von-clausewitz.htm |title=Book Review: Marie von Clausewitz |last1=Hoffman |first1=S.L. |date=29 December 2015 |website=History Net |access-date=26 January 2016}}